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  • Makes 1
  • 5 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 6 Ingredients

90 Comments

Love this when you get fresh basil out of the garden, and its perfect on bruschetta!


Ingredients (makes 1 cup)

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
  • 1/2 Cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 Cup pine nuts or walnuts
  • 3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
  • pinch Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Combine the basil in with the pine nuts, pulse a few times in a food processor. (If you are using walnuts instead of pine nuts and they are not already chopped, pulse them a few times first, before adding the basil.) Add the garlic, pulse a few times more.
  2. Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the food processor is on. Stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
  3. Serve with pasta, or over baked potatoes, or spread over toasted baguette slices.

  • I currently have a lot of Basil in he garden that needs using so this would be a good way to use it up.

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  • I’m loving pesto at the moment so this looks great. Thank you :)

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  • I will try this i usually buy my pesto but can only imagine how great fresh would be

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  • I love basil pesto, I add it to my spag bol all the time

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  • I absolutely love making pesto with fresh herbs!

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  • Love basil and especially pesto. Thanks for the recipe.

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  • I see a lot if pesto but wasn’t sure if I would like it or not. Bout time I found out with this recipe

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  • Your basil pesto is perfect for so many recipes,l love it on chicken! Thanks!

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  • So easy, thank you

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  • Easy and delicious; thanks for sharing this great Pesto recipe!.

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  • Nice! What a great looking recipe! Thank you

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  • This looks like a great recipe, thanks for sharing!

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  • my garden is FULL of basil .. Thanks for sharing

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  • Thanks for sharing this delicious looking pesto.

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  • i loved and shared this

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